# Washington State Democratic Party

The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.

## Organization
### Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)

* Chair: Shasti Conrad
* Vice-Chair: David Green
* Treasurer: David Kim
* Secretary: Rob Dolin
In addition, the State Central Committee has one representative from each of Washington's 10 Congressional Districts, six at-large members, and four DNC members. The final two members are a representative from the Young Democrats of Washington and the President of the Washington Federation of Democratic Women.

### County party organizations

Each of Washington's 39 counties has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

### Legislative district organizations

Each of Washington's 49 legislative districts has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

### Other state organizations

Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee.

## Current elected officials

The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:

### U.S. Senate

Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:
* Junior U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell
* Senior U.S. Senator Patty Murray

### U.S. House of Representatives

Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2020 census:
Washington Democrats in House of Representatives :
| District | Member |
| 1st | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez |
| 6th | Emily Randall |
| 7th | Pramila Jayapal |
| 8th | Kim Schrier |
| 9th | Adam Smith |
| 10th | Marilyn Strickland |

### Statewide officeholders

Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.
* Governor Bob Ferguson
* Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck
* Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
* Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti
* Auditor Pat McCarthy
* Attorney General Nicholas W. Brown
* Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove
* Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer
* Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

### Legislative leadership

* Senate majority leader: Jamie Pedersen (43rd LD - Seattle)
* Senate president pro tempore: Steve Conway (29th LD - Tacoma)
* Speaker of the House: Laurie Jinkins (27th LD Pos. 1 - Tacoma)
* Speaker pro tempore of the House: Chris Stearns (47th LD Pos. 2 - Auburn)
* House majority leader: Joe Fitzgibbon (34th LD Pos. 2 - Seattle)

### County Executives

* King County: Dow Constantine
* Pierce County: Ryan Mello
* Snohomish County: Dave Somers

### Mayors

* Seattle: Bruce Harrell
* Spokane: Lisa Brown
* Tacoma: Victoria Woodards

## Election results
### Presidential

Washington Democratic Party presidential election results :
| Election | Presidential Ticket | Votes | Vote % | Electoral votes | Result |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland/Adlai E. Stevenson | 29,802 | 33.88% | 0 / 4 | Won |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall | 53,314 | 56.97% | 4 / 4 | Lost |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan/Adlai E. Stevenson | 44,833 | 41.70% | 0 / 4 | Lost |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis | 28,098 | 19.36% | 0 / 5 | Lost |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern | 58,691 | 31.92% | 0 / 5 | Lost |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall | 86,840 | 26.90% | 0 / 7 | Won |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall | 183,388 | 48.13% | 7 / 7 | Won |
| 1920 | James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt | 84,298 | 21.14% | 0 / 7 | Lost |
| 1924 | John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan | 42,842 | 10.16% | 0 / 7 | Lost |
| 1928 | Al Smith/Joseph T. Robinson | 156,772 | 31.30% | 0 / 7 | Lost |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner | 353,260 | 57.46% | 8 / 8 | Won |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner | 459,579 | 66.38% | 8 / 8 | Won |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace | 462,145 | 58.22% | 8 / 8 | Won |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman | 486,774 | 56.84% | 8 / 8 | Won |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley | 476,165 | 52.61% | 8 / 8 | Won |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson/John Sparkman | 492,845 | 45.69% | 0 / 9 | Lost |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson/Estes Kefauver | 523,002 | 45.44% | 0 / 9 | Lost |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson | 599,298 | 48.27% | 0 / 9 | Won |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey | 779,881 | 61.97% | 9 / 9 | Won |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie | 616,037 | 47.23% | 9 / 9 | Lost |
| 1972 | George McGovern/Sargent Shriver | 568,334 | 38.64% | 0 / 9 | Lost |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale | 717,323 | 46.11% | 0 / 9 | Won |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale | 650,193 | 37.32% | 0 / 9 | Lost |
| 1984 | Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro | 807,352 | 42.86% | 0 / 10 | Lost |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen | 933,516 | 50.05% | 10 / 10 | Lost |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton/Al Gore | 993,037 | 43.41% | 11 / 11 | Won |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton/Al Gore | 1,123,323 | 49.84% | 11 / 11 | Won |
| 2000 | Al Gore/Joe Lieberman | 1,247,652 | 50.13% | 11 / 11 | Lost |
| 2004 | John Kerry/John Edwards | 1,510,201 | 52.77% | 11 / 11 | Lost |
| 2008 | Barack Obama/Joe Biden | 1,750,848 | 57.34% | 11 / 11 | Won |
| 2012 | Barack Obama/Joe Biden | 1,755,396 | 55.80% | 12 / 12 | Won |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 1,742,718 | 52.54% | 8 / 12 | Lost |
| 2020 | Joe Biden/Kamala Harris | 2,369,612 | 57.97% | 12 / 12 | Won |
| 2024 | Kamala Harris/Tim Walz | 2,245,849 | 57.23% | 12 / 12 | Lost |

### Senatorial

Washington Democratic Party senatorial election results :
| Election | Senatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
| 1914 | William W. Black | 91,733 | 26.57% | Lost N |
| 1916 | George Turner | 135,339 | 37.06% | Lost N |
| 1920 | George F. Cotterill | 68,488 | 17.80% | Lost N |
| 1922 | Clarence Dill | 130,347 | 44.27% | Won Y |
| 1926 | A. Scott Bullitt | 148,783 | 46.51% | Lost N |
| 1928 | Clarence Dill | 261,524 | 53.42% | Won Y |
| 1932 | Homer Bone | 365,939 | 60.61% | Won Y |
| 1934 | Lewis Schwellenbach | 302,606 | 60.93% | Won Y |
| 1938 | Homer Bone | 371,535 | 62.62% | Won Y |
| 1940 | Monrad Wallgren | 404,718 | 54.16% | Won Y |
| 1944 | Warren Magnuson | 452,013 | 55.13% | Won Y |
| 1946 | Hugh Mitchell | 298,683 | 45.23% | Lost N |
| 1950 | Warren Magnuson | 397,719 | 53.40% | Won Y |
| 1952 | Henry M. Jackson | 595,288 | 56.23% | Won Y |
| 1956 | Warren Magnuson | 685,565 | 61.09% | Won Y |
| 1958 | Henry M. Jackson | 597,040 | 67.32% | Won Y |
| 1962 | Warren Magnuson | 491,365 | 52.09% | Won Y |
| 1964 | Henry M. Jackson | 875,950 | 72.21% | Won Y |
| 1968 | Warren Magnuson | 796,183 | 64.41% | Won Y |
| 1970 | Henry M. Jackson | 879,385 | 82.43% | Won Y |
| 1974 | Warren Magnuson | 611,811 | 60.70% | Won Y |
| 1976 | Henry M. Jackson | 1,071,219 | 71.84% | Won Y |
| 1980 | Warren Magnuson | 792,052 | 45.83% | Lost N |
| 1982 | Henry M. Jackson | 943,665 | 68.96% | Won Y |
| 1983 (special) | Mike Lowry | 540,981 | 44.59% | Lost N |
| 1986 | Brock Adams | 677,471 | 50.66% | Won Y |
| 1988 | Mike Lowry | 904,183 | 48.91% | Lost N |
| 1992 | Patty Murray | 1,197,973 | 53.99% | Won Y |
| 1994 | Ron Sims | 752,352 | 44.25% | Lost N |
| 1998 | Patty Murray | 1,103,184 | 58.41% | Won Y |
| 2000 | Maria Cantwell | 1,199,437 | 48.73% | Won Y |
| 2004 | Patty Murray | 1,549,708 | 54.98% | Won Y |
| 2006 | Maria Cantwell | 1,184,659 | 56.81% | Won Y |
| 2010 | Patty Murray | 1,314,930 | 52.36% | Won Y |
| 2012 | Maria Cantwell | 1,855,493 | 60.45% | Won Y |
| 2016 | Patty Murray | 1,913,979 | 58.83% | Won Y |
| 2018 | Maria Cantwell | 1,803,364 | 58.43% | Won Y |
| 2022 | Patty Murray | 1,741,827 | 57.15% | Won Y |
| 2024 | Maria Cantwell | 2,252,577 | 59.09% | Won Y |

### Gubernatorial

Washington Democratic Party gubernatorial election results :
| Election | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
| 1889 | Eugene Semple | 24,732 | 42.32% | Lost N |
| 1892 | Henry J. Snively | 28,960 | 32.20% | Lost N |
| 1896 | John Rankin Rogers | 50,849 | 55.55% | Won Y |
| 1900 | John Rankin Rogers | 52,048 | 48.86% | Won Y |
| 1904 | George Turner | 59,119 | 40.87% | Lost N |
| 1908 | John Pattison | 58,126 | 33.00% | Lost N |
| 1912 | Ernest Lister | 97,251 | 30.55% | Won Y |
| 1916 | Ernest Lister | 181,645 | 48.10% | Won Y |
| 1920 | William Wilson Black | 66,079 | 16.39% | Lost N |
| 1924 | Ben F. Hill | 126,447 | 32.40% | Lost N |
| 1928 | A. Scott Bullitt | 214,334 | 42.73% | Lost N |
| 1932 | Clarence D. Martin | 352,215 | 57.29% | Won Y |
| 1936 | Clarence D. Martin | 466,550 | 69.36% | Won Y |
| 1940 | Clarence Dill | 386,706 | 49.49% | Lost N |
| 1944 | Monrad Wallgren | 428,834 | 51.51% | Won Y |
| 1948 | Monrad Wallgren | 417,035 | 47.22% | Lost N |
| 1952 | Hugh Mitchell | 510,675 | 47.35% | Lost N |
| 1956 | Albert Rosellini | 616,773 | 54.63% | Won Y |
| 1960 | Albert Rosellini | 611,987 | 50.34% | Won Y |
| 1964 | Albert Rosellini | 548,692 | 43.89% | Lost N |
| 1968 | John J. O'Connell | 560,262 | 44.28% | Lost N |
| 1972 | Albert Rosellini | 630,613 | 42.82% | Lost N |
| 1976 | Dixy Lee Ray | 821,797 | 53.14% | Won Y |
| 1980 | Jim McDermott | 749,813 | 43.32% | Lost N |
| 1984 | Booth Gardner | 1,006,993 | 53.31% | Won Y |
| 1988 | Booth Gardner | 1,166,448 | 62.21% | Won Y |
| 1992 | Mike Lowry | 1,184,315 | 52.16% | Won Y |
| 1996 | Gary Locke | 1,296,492 | 57.96% | Won Y |
| 2000 | Gary Locke | 1,441,973 | 58.38% | Won Y |
| 2004 | Christine Gregoire | 1,373,361 | 48.87% | Won Y |
| 2008 | Christine Gregoire | 1,598,738 | 53.24% | Won Y |
| 2012 | Jay Inslee | 1,582,802 | 51.40% | Won Y |
| 2016 | Jay Inslee | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | Won Y |
| 2020 | Jay Inslee | 2,294,243 | 56.56% | Won Y |
| 2024 | Bob Ferguson | 2,143,368 | 55.51% | Won Y |